Geffen Academy at UCLA

Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Private
Private Los Angeles County ~76 seniors
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
570 (2021)589 (2025)
+3.3%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
63 (2021)76 (2025)
+20.6%

If this trend holds (+0.8%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~594 +5 $0
3 yr (2028) ~604 +15 $0
5 yr (2030) ~614 +25 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025
★ Elite — Top 1% 🏆 #3 in California
UC Reach
121%
92 admits / 76 seniors
+70.5 pp above peer median (50.6%) · Ranked #1 of 10 similar schools
5-year trend
2021 · 66.7% 2025 · 121.1%
Where this sits on the California curve
CA median
18.5%
Peer median
50.6%
Top 10%
53.3%
This school
121.1%
0%50%100% →
CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 121.1%

Higher than 99% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

121.1% is exceptional and very rare. For every 100 seniors at Geffen Academy at UCLA, the school is generating roughly 121 admissions to California's six most selective UCs (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD). The typical strong senior here is winning admission at multiple top campuses — a result fewer than 1% of California high schools achieve.

Against similar schools, Geffen Academy at UCLA stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 50.6%.

This places Geffen Academy at UCLA in the elite tier statewide — the top-1% threshold is 102.7%.

Overall, Geffen Academy at UCLA's UC Reach is higher than 99% of California high schools (1105 ranked).

Why is this over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at this school, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to California's six most selective UCs. The typical strong senior here is being admitted at multiple top-6 campuses — UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + UC Irvine, for example. It's a rare achievement; fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
UC Application Reach
415.8%
316 applications
Exceptionally ambitious student body. The typical senior is applying to about 4 of the 6 most selective UCs — a culture of pursuing every major UC option.
In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · Los Angeles Co. Top 10% ≥ 252.7% · higher than 99% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
29.1%
92 / 316 applications
In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 66% of CA HS.
UC Yield Rate
20.7%
19 enrolled of 92 admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach
25.0%
19 enrollees / 76 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
90.8
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 99% of CA HS.
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
46.1
per 100 seniors · campus-level total
In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 99% of CA HS.
Senior Class Size
76
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
589
All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

Geffen Academy at UCLA — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · secular · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • On UC Reach, Geffen Academy at UCLA sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 10): 121% vs. a peer median of 51%.
  • Its UC Reach has risen 54 points since 2021.
  • Across the top-6 UC campuses, Geffen Academy at UCLA is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.028) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 21% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
  • Senior-class enrollment is up 21% (63→76 from 2021 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of +9%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+0.8%/yr); projects to ~604 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

589 students (2025)
~604 projected (2028)
at +0.8%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Geffen Academy at UCLA Private · secular 589 121.1% +21%
Peer-group median 50.6% +9%
New Roads School Private · secular 545 64.6% +4%
Windward School Private · secular 625 77.4% +8%
Archer School for Girls Private · secular 484 45.1% -10%
Marlborough School Private · secular 546 64.0% +29%
Wildwood School Private · secular 726 37.7% +35%
Buckley School Private · secular 829 50.6% +30%
Cathedral High School Private · Other religious 583 13.7% -20%
Brentwood School Private · secular 1242 +15%
Crossroads School Private · secular 1202 53.6% +10%
Immaculate Heart High School Private · Catholic 673 30.9% -22%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs
4.03
Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs
4.24

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus

How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA? Based on 2024 (latest GPA available).

Campus Applicant GPA (avg) Actual admit rate CA peer avg Δ Verdict
UC Berkeley 4.05 26.1% 15.8% +10.3pp Over
UCLA 4.03 21.7% 9.2% +12.5pp Over
UC San Diego 4.05 37.3% 18.8% +18.5pp Over
UC Santa Barbara 4.03 28.1% 33.2% -5.1pp Under
UC Irvine 3.95 12.2% 23.3% -11.1pp Under
UC Davis 4.02 41.5% 31.6% +9.9pp Over
"Applicant GPA" is the average GPA of this school's UC applicant pool — not an individual student GPA. "CA peer avg" is the application-weighted statewide admit rate at this school-pool GPA, fit separately per campus. At any given pool GPA, real admit rates span widely (UCSD ranges 8% → 65% across CA schools) because UCs use comprehensive review — context-of-opportunity, geography, demographics, and applicant essays all weigh in beyond GPA. A large negative residual flags this school is admitted at a meaningfully lower rate than other CA schools at the same pool GPA — not that students here were "rejected at expected rate X." "Over" / "Under" use a ±5-point band. Campuses with fewer than 5 applicants are omitted.

Where Geffen Academy at UCLA sits vs. all California schools

Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 6.7 points above what their GPAs predict (27.7% actual vs. 21.0% expected), based on 2024 data.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2021–2025

UC Admit Rate %
UC Reach % (where available)
UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Yield Avg GPA (App) '24 Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC Berkeley → Elite 61 19 8 31.1% 25.0% 42.1% 4.05 4.20
UCLA → Elite 61 16 7 26.2% 21.1% 43.8% 4.03 4.21
UC San Diego → Selective 57 9 15.8% 11.8% 4.05 4.26
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 55 14 25.5% 18.4% 4.03 4.27
UC Irvine → Selective 38 11 28.9% 14.5% 3.95 4.28
UC Davis → 44 23 4 52.3% 30.3% 17.4% 4.02 4.24
⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.
UC Reach is very strong — more than 121% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.
Strong UC Reach paired with low yield: students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere. The pattern is characteristic of competitive college-preparatory schools where many students choose more selective private colleges or out-of-state flagships over UC — UC functions as a strong backup option rather than a first choice.
Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.
UC Reach has improved meaningfully compared to the prior year — a positive trajectory worth monitoring and reinforcing.
Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.
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